Fury v Joshua fight confirmed for December at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium
The Battle of Britain is officially fixed for Wales. Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will stage their long-awaited heavyweight clash at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on 11 December after an eleventh-hour standoff over the site that threatened to derail the encounter.
TL;DR
- The heavyweight clash between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua is confirmed for December 11th at Cardiff's Principality Stadium.
- The fight was secured after an eleventh-hour agreement on the venue, ending a prolonged period of negotiation.
- Netflix will broadcast the event globally, with a prime-time US audience in mind.
- The bout marks the culmination of a rivalry that has spanned nearly a decade.
- Negotiations involved significant disputes over the venue, with a push from Netflix for New York being resisted by Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn.
- Both Fury and Joshua are looking to re-establish themselves at the top of the heavyweight division after suffering defeats to Oleksandr Usyk.
- Fury's record is 36-2-1, with 25 KOs, and Joshua's is 30-4, with 27 KOs.
- Past attempts to arrange this fight, including a 2021 agreement, have fallen through.